Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. McGonigal makes a persuasive case that games have a lot to teach us about how to make our lives, and the world, better.' - San Jose Mercury News 'Jane McGonigal's insights have the elegant, compact, deadly simplicity of plutonium, and the same explosive force.' - Cory Doctorow, author of Little BrotherĪ visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies.' - The Boston Globe 'Powerful and provocative. I'd say that is the breeding ground for innovation and growth.'McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Playing a game is the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles. Voluntary Participation: Leaders shouldn't have to micro-manage…if they can cast a compelling vision (a goal), set guidelines of success (rules), and provide encouragement (feedback system) the team will voluntary participate (wholeheartedly buy-in to the team's mission) out of the human desire to accomplish and have an impact.Games offer immediate feedback thru scores, sounds and visual stimuli which makes it easy and effortless for gamers to try, fail, learn and then succeed. Feedback System: Leaders need to constantly encourage their team and provide the appropriate nudge needed to stay on mission.Games have extremely clear cut rules that enable the users to act and have an immediate impact. They must clearly and consistently communicate the guidelines that make for a successful team.

Rules: Leaders must set and manage appropriate expectations.Games create a compelling story that makes achieving goals more enticing. A Goal: Leaders need to cast vision for their teams.

Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigal